New Delhi: The Women’s Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council starts today, that is, March 4. The opening game of the tournament will be played between New Zealand and West Indies. This is the 12th edition of the quadrennial event with New Zealand hosting it for the third time. Before the commencement of the tournament quickly look at the format, teams and their squads, schedule, venues, and prize money associated with it. ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: The Format The tournament has eight teams in total where all the teams will be playing against each other once in a league format which will be Round-Robin. This suggests that each team will be playing against the other only once. At the end of the Round-Robin league, the top four teams with the highest points in the point table will qualify for the semi-final. In the semi-final, the first team in the points table with the highest points will lock horns with the third team on the points table. Again, the second team will play against the fourth team on the points table. Lastly, the winners of the semi-final will lock horns against each other on April 3. ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: Teams with their full squads India Squad Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav Pakistan Squad Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar (vc), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, and Sidra Nawaz New Zealand Squad Sophie Devine (c), Amy Satterthwaite (vc), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Melie Kerr, Frankie Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu Travelling Reserve: Molly Penfold West Indies Squad Stafanie Taylor (c), Anisa Mohammed (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Chinelle Henry, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Rashada William Travelling Reserves: Kaysia Schultz, Mandy Mangru, Jannillea Glasgow England Squad Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver (vc), Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt. Travelling Reserves: Lauren Bell, Mady Villiers Australia Squad Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Nic Carey, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington Travelling reserves: Georgia Redmayne, Heather Graham Bangladesh Squad Nigar Sultana (c), Salma Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Fargana Hoque, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Fahima Khatun, Ritu Moni, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Lata Mondal, Sobhana Mostary, Fariha Trisna, Suraiya Azmin, Sanjida Akter Meghla South Africa Squad Suné Luus (c), Chloé Tryon (vc), Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Maria Klaas, Mignon du Preez, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Tumi Sekhukhune Travelling reserves: Andrie Steyn, Nadine de Klerk, Raisibe Ntozakhe ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: Full schedule Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Time (in IST) 04 March 2022 New Zealand West Indies Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 06:30 05 March 2022 Bangladesh South Africa University Oval, Dunedin 03:30 05 March 2022 Australia England Seddon Park, Hamilton 06:30 06 March 2022 India Pakistan Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 06:30 07 March 2022 New Zealand Bangladesh University Oval, Dunedin 03:30 08 March 2022 Australia Pakistan Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 06:30 09 March 2022 West Indies England Uinversity Oval, Dunedin 03:30 10 March 2022 New Zealand India Seddon Park, Hamilton 06:30 11 March 2022 Pakistan South Africa Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 06:30 12 March 2022 West Indies India Seddon Park, Hamilton 06:30 13 March 2022 New Zealand Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington 03:30 14 March 2022 Pakistan Bangladesh Seddon Park, Hamilton 03:30 14 March 2022 England South Africa Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 06:30 15 March 2022 Australia West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington 03:30 16 March 2022 India England Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 06:30 17 March 2022 New Zealand South Africa Seddon Park, Hamilton 06:30 18 March 2022 Bangladesh West Indies Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 03:30 19 March 2022 India Australia Eden Park, Auckland 06:30 20 March 2022 New Zealand England Eden Park, Auckland 03:30 21 March 2022 West Indies Pakistan Seddon Park, Hamilton 06:30 22 March 2022 South Africa Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington 03:30 22 March 2022 India Bangladesh Seddon Park, Hamilton 06:30 24 March 2022 South Africa West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington 03:30 24 March 2022 England Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch 06:30 25 March 2022 Bangladesh Australia Basin Reserve, Wellingston 03:30 26 March 2022 New Zealand Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch 03:30 27 March 2022 England Bangladesh Basin Reserve, Wellingston 03:30 27 March 2022 India South Africa Hagley Oval, Christchurch 06:30 30 March 2022 TBD (SF-1) TBD Basin Reserve, Wellingston 03:30 31 March 2022 TBD (SF-2) TBD Hagley Oval, Christchurch 06:30 03 April 2022 TBD (Final) TBD Hagley Oval, Christchurch 06:30 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: Venue The ICC Women's World Cup will be held in six different venues across different regions. Name of the Venue No. of Matches (Hosting) Crowd Capacity City (Located in) Eden Park 02 41,000 Auckland University Oval 03 04,500 Dunedin Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 07 10,000 Tauranga Hagley Oval 05 18,000 Christchurch Basin Reserve 07 11,600 Wellington Seddon Park 07 10,000 Hamilton ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: Prize money Reportedly, the prize money has been increased by the ICC two-folds with the champions of the tournament getting a whopping amount of $1.32 million which is roughly equal to Rs 10.5 crore. On the other hand, the runners-up would receive $600,000 which is almost equal to Rs 4.5 crore. Besides, the teams that will qualify for the semi-final but failed to move to the final would receive $300,000 which is roughly equal to Rs 2.28 crore. The rest of the teams will get $70,000 each for playing in the World Cup while a win at the league stage will secure a team $25,000 which roughly equals Rs 19 Lakh. ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: Live Streaming Indian audiences can view the live broadcast and exclusives on the Star Sports Network while the same can be viewed in Disney+Hotstar as well.